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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE'.'

FRANK N. HASKELL, OF WORCESTER, M \SSAGHUSETTS.

COATING FOR WIRE-DRAWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 325,537, dated September1, 1885.

Application filed January 16, 1885. (No s r-cirncns.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK N. HASKELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of \Vorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in theArt or Process of Wire-Drawing; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing isa iull; clear, and'exaet description of the invention,-which will enable others skilledin the art to which my in-" ventionbelongs to make and use the same.

. My invention relates to a coating for wire, to be'nsed in drawing wiredown to smaller sizesthrough dies of the ordinary construction to beapplied to the wire previous to drawing.

The coating may be prepared or made in the following manner: The lime isfirst slaked or mixed with water. The soda-ash is also mixed with wateruntil dissolved. Then the lime and soda-ash are mixed together in aproper receptacle, about two parts of lime to one part of soda-ash, asufiieient quantity of uater being added to make the coating or 0solution of the proper consistency to be applied to the wire;

The wire preparatory to being-coated should be cleaned in any well-knownway and rinsed or washed in'hot water. It is then dipped or immersed inthe coating preparedin the manner above-described, which I prefer tohave hot when applied, being heated by a steam- -pipe running into thevat or receptacle in which the coating is contained, or in any other 40FRANK n. HASKELL.

Witnesses:

J OHN C. DEWEY, F. E. CASSIDY.

